TOPSHAM “This morning we’re going to be talking about what to do if you want to give up, or if you get to the point that you see your friends are wanting to give up,” national presenter Julia Sadler told Mt. Ararat High School students gathered in the Orion Performing Arts Center on Wednesday morning. […]

DURHAM About 1,000 people responded to a survey whose results will help Regional School Unit 5 leaders and school board members decide to change or keep the district high school’s name. Freeport, Pownal and Durham comprise RSU 5. Grade 9-12 students from these towns attend Freeport High School. Topics set forth by survey questions for […]

BATH All month long, the Maine Maritime Museum will offer a variety of holiday programming for the whole family. In addition to the state’s largest indoor lobster trap tree, other holidays draws include a Jolly Family Jamboree and The Grinch puppet show on Saturday, Dec. 10. On Dec. 3, grownups can imbibe in a spirited […]

BRUNSWICK Psychotherapist and author Patricia Reis will facilitate a memoir workshop at Bowdoin College on Dec. 4 from 1-4 p.m. The workshop, titled “Psychotherapy and Memoir: The Redemptive Arts,” will explore the parallels between psychotherapy and memoir writing. Held at the Beam Classroom in the Visual Arts Center at Bowdoin College, this workshop will focus […]

BRUNSWICK — On Sunday, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick will host a discussion of the immigrant experience of Lewiston High School students as part of its series of educational events on Immigrant Justice. Panelists will include high school immigrants and refugees from Africa who will discuss their personal […]

WOOLWICH — The Town of Woolwich will be holding its 24th Annual Yule Sing and Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Nequasset Meeting House across from the Town Hall on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 5 p.m. All are welcome at the Holiday Celebration which will feature area musicians, a reading of Clement C. Moore’s “’Twas the […]

BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center has announced auditions for “On Golden Pond,” by Ernest Thompson. Auditions will be held Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. and Dec. 5 at 7 p.m, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington Street, Bath. Roles for “On Golden Pond” include one male and one female ages 60 […]

BATH — On Dec. 7 at 6:30pm, the Patten Free Library in Bath will present Ken Bonfield and Raymond Gonzalez for a seasonal concert called “Winter Night,” an evening of acoustic music to herald the winter holidays. Guitarist Bonfield has performed throughout the United States for more than 20 years. Based in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Bonfield […]

Taking aim at green power initiatives that raise energy costs, Gov. Paul LePage said in his weekly radio address Wednesday that Maine consumers deserve a break. “Decades of corruption, poor decision-making and wealthy special interests controlling Augusta” have left the state shouldering higher-than-necessary costs for energy, the governor said, a legacy he claims crimps business […]